Villeneuve-la-Garenne
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Villeneuve-la-Garenne | |
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Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne by Alfred Sisley (1872) | |
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Villeneuve-la-Garenne Paris and inner ring départements | |
Coordinates: 48°56′14″N 2°19′40″E / 48.9372°N 2.3278°ECoordinates: 48°56′14″N 2°19′40″E / 48.9372°N 2.3278°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Hauts-de-Seine |
Arrondissement | Nanterre |
Canton | Gennevilliers |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Pelain |
Area 1 | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 24,023 |
• Density | 7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 92078 /92390 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Villeneuve-la-Garenne (French pronunciation: [vilnœv la ɡaʁɛn] (listen)) is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.2 km (5.7 mi) from the center of Paris in the Hauts-de-Seine department in the Île-de-France region.
History[]
The commune of Villeneuve-la-Garenne was created on 9 April 1929 by detaching its territory from the commune of Gennevilliers.
Transport[]
Villeneuve-la-Garenne is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Villeneuve-la-Garenne is Saint-Denis station, which is an interchange station on Paris RER line D and on the Transilien Paris – Nord suburban rail line. This station is located in the commune of Saint-Denis, 0.9 km (0.56 mi) from the town center of Villeneuve-la-Garenne.
The town is well-served by the Paris metropolitan bus system : several lines run through its territory. (RATP bus lines 137, 177, 178, 261 and 378).
Since 15 November 2012, the city is served by a tram (Line 1).
Demographics[]
As of January 1, 2018 there were 24,023 residents.[2] As of 2016 almost 37% of the residents were under 25 years of age.[3]
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5] |
Education[]
As of the 2015–2016 school year the commune had 1,280 preschool students, 1,973 elementary students, and 1,978 secondary students.[6]
Junior high schools include:
- Collège Edouard Manet[7]
- Collège Georges Pompidou[8]
Senior high schools:
The public library is the Bibliothèque Aimé-Césaire.[11]
Twin towns – sister cities[]
Villeneuve-la-Garenne is twinned with:[12]
- Hof, Germany
Notable people[]
- Éric Marester, footballer
- Romain Habran, footballer
Economy[]
Villeneuve-la-Garenne is home to shipyards:
- Chantier de la Société Française de Construction navale
- Vanpraet Chantiers Navals du Nord
See also[]
- Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Populations légales 2018: Commune de Villeneuve-la-Garenne (92078), INSEE
- ^ "Jeunesse." Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Retrieved on September 9, 2016. "Avec près de 37% de Villenogarennois de moins de 25 ans,[...]"
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Villeneuve-la-Garenne, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Chiffres clés ." Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ^ Home. Collège Edouard Manet. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ^ Home. Collège Georges Pompidou. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ^ Home. Lycée polyvalent Charles Petiet. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ^ Home. . Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Bibliothèque Aimé-Césaire." Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- ^ "Jumelage". villeneuve92.com (in French). Villeneuve-la-Garenne. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
External links[]
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- Communes of Hauts-de-Seine
- Île-de-France geography stubs